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In typical Samsung fashion, the Note 7 comes with two different processing packages, meaning users once more are wondering whether they are getting the “best” flagship out of the two. We, too, wanted to find out just how these two variants stack up.
Exynos and Snapdragon chipsets have been battling it out inside Samsung flagships for a...

There is no doubt that accessing data from RAM is faster than accessing it from anywhere else. Many people will say "Free RAM is wasted RAM". This may be true but filling your RAM with apps that you will never use is pointless. Samsung likes to ship their phones with a lot of extra bloatware....

Yesterday, Apple announced their latest chipset, debuting on the iPhone 7. This new A10 “Fusion” (not to be confused with AMD’s processor) chipset brings a few new things to the table, but most importantly, showcases once more the uncompromising lead on performance that slowly suffocates Qualcomm.
John Poole, CEO of Primate Labs and creator of Geekbench,...

Nexus No More: Google Pixel and Google Pixel XL, Coming to You on October 4th
Mark your calendar for the 4th of October, as this is when we are told to expect the new Google Pixel and the Google Pixel XL. What we once predicted, is actually becoming a reality in a form.
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Samsung is Recalling...

Back in February, Samsung made a big deal about the gaming performance of their new Galaxy S7 smartphone. One of the key features of the S7 that they were showcasing was that it would be the first smartphone to support the Vulkan API.
Samsung representatives talked extensively at the time about how Vulkan support would allow...

Earlier today Chainfire took to Google+ to discuss progress with the Note 7 and SuperSU, explaining that as the Note 7's release has been delayed in some countries he has had to work via remote debugging. Thankfully, with the aid of Dr.Ketan and SeraphSephiroth it is now working. However it is not all good news.
"As...

With the Note 7, Samsung Still Delivers Embarrassing Real-World Performance:
Every year we notice the same pattern: new Galaxy device comes out, it gets positive reviews (excluding, perhaps, the Galaxy S5), and among one of the positive points, you usually find performance… somehow.
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Android 7.0 Nougat Finally Released — Coming Your Way!:
Android’s latest OS update, the...

Often times as tech enthusiasts we tend to look at things from a single perspective, and that perspective is performance. The performance we expect, demand, and receive must meet our ever growing expectations or it runs a severe risk of being sidelined. Android phones in particular always seem to a draw special polarization in thie regard.
Looking...

The most anticipated phone of the year is here, and its cost is equal to about 2 months worth of my rent. The Samsung Galaxy Note 6 7 was unveiled on August 2, 2016 and is going for an unlocked price of $850.
With the recent surge of “affordable flagships” brought by smaller companies, some consumers...

The Galaxy Note 7 is looking to continue the locked-down trend of recent Samsung flagships, and coupled with the fact that the relatively-unlocked variants come with Exynos processors, many of our users have been dreading the prospect.
We’ve seen this at the bottom of nearly every story surrounding the latest Galaxy phones -- users leaving...

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LG Officially Announces the V20; Coming...

It's Galaxy Note 7 day at last! Join us to watch the event live, catch up on the highlights or join the conversation below as we take a look at the latest iteration of the original "phablet".
Note 7 - Curated tweets by xdadevelopers

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